According to the carrier, strikes on the CP – Comboios de Portugal line have caused 138 of the 725 trains that were scheduled to run from 00:00 to 19:00 this Saturday to stop.
According to CP, 587 trains ran during this period, which is 19% less than planned.
In long-distance traffic, out of 54 scheduled trains, 10 did not take place, and in regional traffic, out of 228 scheduled trains, 72 were suppressed.
In the city of Lisbon, 39 out of about 271 trains did not run, and in Porto, out of 147 scheduled trains, 13 did not run.
In the city trains of Coimbra, out of 25 scheduled trains, four were suppressed.
A few days later, the strike in CP and Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP) starts at the eighth hour of work.
In addition, until the end of the month, “at the CP, workers whose normal working hours are more than three hours from 00:00 to 05:00 will strike from the seventh hour of work,” and between April 10 and 30 at the IP, “workers whose normal whose work duration is more than three hours in the period from 00:00 to 05:00, will go on strike from the seventh hour of work.
These strikes were announced by the trade union platform, consisting of ASCEF – Allied Association of Middle Managers for Railway Research; SINFB – National Union of Railway Workers of the Brace Tribe and Related Workers; o SINFA – Independent Trade Union of Railway Transport, Infrastructure and Related Industries Workers; FENTECOP – National Union of Transport, Communications and Public Works; SIOFA – Independent Union of Railway Workers, etc.; ASSIFECO – Independent Trade Union Association of Commercial Railway Workers and STF – Railway Technical Services.
The National Union of Drivers of the Portuguese Railways (SMAQ) also announced a new strike at CP during April due to the “disdain” it accuses the company of.
Workers’ demands include “efficient wage increases”, “traction career evaluation” and improved working conditions in driver’s cabs and social facilities, as well as safety conditions on lines and in parks to protect motor material.
There is still demand for “humanization of duty lists, fixed meal times and reduction of rest time outside headquarters”, “an effective protocol for psychological support of train drivers in case of people getting stuck on the way and accidents” and “recognition and assessment of professional requirements and training of drivers by a new legislative framework “.